April 7, 2022

Europe’s other energy problem: relying on Russian nuclear fuel

Nuclear fuel differs from commodities like gas or coal because it requires precision-engineered assemblies that conform to licensing requirements set by safety regulators.

April 7, 2022

Analysts adjust higher metal price assumptions on Russia-Ukraine conflict

Russia's February invasion of Ukraine has triggered turmoil in commodity markets.

April 5, 2022

Battery Metals Royalties to acquire 45% interest in Mongolian coal assets from Silver Elephant Mining

The proposed transaction, the company said, is a step to transform Silver Elephant to a pure silver mining and exploration company by monetizing non-core assets.

April 4, 2022

Metals world agonizes over war but keeps buying from Russia

The question of what happens to Russia’s metal exports is of vast consequence to global markets -- it’s a key supplier of palladium, nickel, aluminum, steel and copper.

April 4, 2022

Gold price advances on rising Russia-Ukraine tensions

Inflation looks set to remain elevated, which could continue to support the gold price, analysts told Reuters.

April 1, 2022

Russia seeks new ways to sell its $20-billion-a-year gold output

Russian miners are considering direct exports, and both producers and lenders are exploring sales in Asia and the Middle East.

March 31, 2022

Some gold refineries are refusing to remelt Russian bars

Russian gold’s pariah status underlines the contradictions in raw materials markets toward Moscow’s war.

March 31, 2022

Trafigura is delivering Russian copper to LME warehouses

LME copper inventories rose by 10,850 tonnes, or 13%, in the past three days.

March 31, 2022

Airbus seeks titanium sources beyond Russia to safeguard production ramp-up

The planned ramp-up to a rate of 65 A320-family narrow-bodies per month by mid-2023 is the number one priority for the group.

March 30, 2022

Zinc price to remain high in the near term on Russia-Ukraine conflict – report

Fitch Solutions revises 2022 zinc price to $3,500/t from $2,900/t expected previously.